incompletion

[ in-kuhm-plee-shuhn ]

noun

1. the state of being incomplete; incompleteness.
2. Football. an incomplete forward pass.

Word History and Origins

Origin of incompletion¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; in- ³ + completion

Example Sentences

The Pilots forced an incompletion on fourth down at their own 23 with 15 seconds left and Argueta took a knee to run out the clock.

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Pressure from linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold forced an incompletion on second down.

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Sierra Canyon drove to the 13-yard line with 2:20 left, but on fourth down, the potential game-tying drive ended when Orange Lutheran’s Izley Manutai deflected the pass for an incompletion.

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I threw or bad pass or something, an incompletion, and I’m looking over to the sidelines like, “Am I gonna get taken out again?”

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One fourth-down incompletion later, their 23-20 loss was official and an underwhelming first NFL season for Johnston crept painfully forward.

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